Whitchurch railway station (Hampshire)
Railway station in Hampshire, England
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Whitchurch railway station serves the town of Whitchurch, in Hampshire, England. It is 59 miles 8 chains (95.1 km) down the line from London Waterloo on the West of England Main Line. The station is served and operated by South Western Railway.
LocationWhitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane,
England
England
Coordinates51.237°N 1.338°W
ManagerSouth Western Railway
Whitchurch (Hants)  | |||||
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The station building | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51.237°N 1.338°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SU463489 | ||||
| Manager | South Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | WCH | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | London and South Western Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 3 July 1854 | Opened as Whitchurch | ||||
| 26 September 1949 | Renamed Whitchurch North | ||||
| 2 October 1972 | Renamed Whitchurch (Hants) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  48,286 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.124 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.179 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.223 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.201 million | ||||
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Facilities
The ticket office is open during the morning peak.[1]
Services
South Western Railway operates the following off-peak service:[2]
- 1 train per hour to London Waterloo (stopping)
- 1 train per hour to Salisbury (stopping)
Additional services call at peak times, with extensions westward to either Yeovil Pen Mill or Exeter St Davids. Sunday trains call every two hours each way.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Overton | South Western Railway West of England Main Line |
Andover | ||
